Understanding Normal Distribution in Computational Physics

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What is the distribution of results for a random walk, where each step can have possible values +1 and -1?

  • Uniform Distribution
  • Poisson Distribution
  • Exponential Distribution
  • Normal Distribution (correct)

What does the Central Limit Theorem state about the distribution of the sum of a large number of random variables?

  • It tends towards a Normal Distribution (correct)
  • It tends towards a Uniform Distribution
  • It tends towards a Poisson Distribution
  • It tends towards an Exponential Distribution

What is the Central Limit Theorem used as rationale for in the context of errors?

  • Modeling the distribution of measurement errors (correct)
  • Modeling the distribution of theoretical errors
  • Modeling the distribution of experimental outcomes
  • Modeling the distribution of simulation errors

What is the estimate of the mean from a sample in the context of the Normal Distribution?

<p>Sample Mean (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What Python function is useful for simulating a Random Walk?

<p>numpy.random.choice (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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